Estes Express Lines 025#
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — EIGHTY FOUR, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Estes Express Lines 025# | Report ID | 20201010289 |
| Address | 1645 Route 136 | City, State ZIP | EIGHTY FOUR, PENNSYLVANIA 15330 |
| Event Date | October 29, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Trailers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484230 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.18000, -80.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was hooking up a converter between two trolleys. It shifted and caught his left hand between the eye hook and the back of the trailer. He suffered a partial amputation to the little finger (at the second knuckle), as well as bruising to the ring finger.
Incident Summary
On October 29, 2020, a worker at Estes Express Lines 025# in EIGHTY FOUR, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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